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It ain't over till it's over, and it ain't over. Good point about percentages upside vs. downside. Light day today, banks are closed -- often see a rally on a day like this. But the month is not over.

Remember what happened in October of 1929. Huge swings before the ultimate fall. But then again in 1987 things went right back up, but that was kind of a one day event, same with 1997.

He could have made the point that the pricing of these stocks are using old data from the end of the bubble economy. I still don't think there are many bargains out there. Wish upon a start, and catch a falling knife.

I used to be a 401K believer, back in the 90's when I worked at a traditional job, and even preached it to colleagues - and made the maximum contribution for many years.

I don't think it's the way to go now. Having been self-employed for over a decade, I see the difference between traditional employment and self-employment. I've made a lot more money on the self-employment side than any 401K ever made me.

I think we're smarter to be self-sufficient to a certain extent and to think for ourselves. It seems to me that those who are more self-sufficient are better able to time events and avoid the land mines. Maybe that's because they're out on the street feeling the beat vs. rotting in a cubical.

PARIS - Europe put $2.3 trillion on the line Monday to protect the continent's banks, a figure that dwarfs the Bush administration's $700 billion rescue program, in its most unified response yet to the global financial crisis after a stumbling start.

I don't like Cramer. But, how can anyone make a prediction on the market when the Central Banks are constantly interfering with it.

In time like these, you would think that cutting back on borrowing and restricting lending would be prudent. Not according to the central banks. They want to guarantee the commercial paper and any new securities written by the banks. It's like the Central Banks are saying, "Go back to what you were doing. Just give loans to anyone and everyone. We got you covered."

Cramer asked a good question, why doesn't he go back to being a money manager?? Must be better money than in media.... Kind of like those guys that want to sell you a book or course on how to turn 30k into 1 million. Why sell books if you have a system to do that?

gee, i hope he told everyone that got out to get back in this morning....

Keith, why does a con artist like Cramer continually fool you? This is the guy who said CEOs at Goldman Sachs, Merrill, Lehman, etc. weren't being paid enough money because they were about to make even more money for their companies. Ooops! Sign up for a free trial of his website, someone nailed it above. He's a blind squirrel. His portfolio was down 40% as of Friday and he called this crash?! He contributed to it but creating more panic because people give him a forum to spout is inanities. He's worthless. Trust me, I've paid my dumb money for his website for the last 8 years. Maybe I'm dumber than Cramer, but I'm not a crook making 100 calls and calling myself a genius when I get one of those 100 calls right. He's a fraud ... there's no debate.

jaws, it's all about risk. The guy burying his money in mason jars in the back yard has 0% risk, 0% gain. The guy with a business has the highest risk and the highest gain. All that means is you're willing to blow it all to get more. Good for you. Not good for everyone. Especially people who aren't concerned with material things.

And don't get ahead of yourself, pal: "I think we're smarter...feeling the beat vs. rotting in a ***cubical***."